Книга пророка Амоса

The prophet foretells the iniquities of Damascus, Gaza, Tire, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Jews and the Israelites, and the punishments that will befall them. Lists the benefits that God showed to the Jews, and shows their negligence and inattention, and the disasters awaiting them. He prophesies about the women of Samaria, accusing them of drunkenness and predatory behavior. He predicts famine and death due to incorrigibility, because the people, despite many blows, have not become better. Accuses the Israelites of hating the people who denounced them and urges them to turn to God. Threatens non-believers that disaster will befall them; It is about them that he says: “Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord!” (Amos.5:18). Some attribute this to a future judgment, since even now the unbelievers say: there will be no judgment; if he is, then let him come. The rejection of Jewish holidays, sacrifices, and hymns is described. He calls Saturn the star of the god Remphan, because the pagans say that their god Saturn has a star in the sky, which they call Saturn. He says: “Did you bring Me sacrifices and grain gifts in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel?” (Amos.5:25). It was not the people who brought them, but the rulers alone, when the tabernacle stood; here the prophet speaks about the whole people. Condemns them for immoderation in food and predicts misfortunes for them. Under the image of locusts and the covenant, and adamant, he prophesies about their destruction. When the prophet announced this to King Amaziah, the king commits violence and expels the prophet, and the prophet predicts disasters for both him and the people; then he sees the bird-catcher's vessel and thereby depicts the captivity of the people. He lists their wickedness and violence and says that disasters will befall them. In the words: “I will cause the sun to go down at noon and darken the earth in the midst of the bright day” (Amos.8:9) prophesies about the time of Christ’s suffering. Further predicts about believers in Christ. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: